Hell Emperor

Ye Jie pointed the broken page of the Book of Life and Death at the fierce-looking Hengshan Bandit. Suddenly, ink appeared on the broken page, and all his experiences during his lifetime emerged without reservation.

Looking at the content on the remaining pages, Ye Jie read aloud:

"Jiang Xin was born in the spring of the eighth year of Daye to a wandering family."

"In the summer of the seventh year of martial virtue, my martial arts companions were bullied and stood up for their friends. Four people were injured and three hundred and sixty points of virtue were deducted."

"In the autumn of the third year of Zhenguan, he had a quarrel with someone, killed two people in anger, sent him to the army, and deducted a thousand negative virtues."

"In the summer of the fourth year of Zhenguan, I went into battle to kill the enemy, killed five people, and deducted 2,500 yin virtues."

"In the spring of the fifth year of Zhenguan, I went into battle and killed twelve people. I was rewarded for my bravery and deducted six thousand virtues."

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"In the winter of the ninth year of Zhenguan, he made outstanding military achievements and was freed. He distributed the rewarded treasures among the soldiers and gained eighty virtues."

"In the summer of the tenth year of Zhenguan, I got married and started a new family. In the hot summer days, I rewarded my servants with iced tea and gained forty virtues."

"In the winter of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, his wife died and his son died. He raised the righteousness of Hengshan and called him the King of Hengshan. He killed 656 people and deducted 328,000 yin virtues."

"In the winter of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, he went south to fight, plundered babies everywhere, killed 3,840 people, and deducted 1.92 million yin virtues."

"In the winter of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, he attacked Qingshi Town, but was defeated in every battle. He was beheaded and died at the age of twenty-six."

"In my life, I treat people and things in accordance with the way of heaven. I have gained twenty-seven thousand negative virtues from trivial matters. I have a thousand negative virtues left in my previous life."

"A total of 2.47 million negative virtues were owed."

After reciting the records in the book of life and death, Ye Jie was slightly stunned: "So, you are really Jiang Xin... but this doesn't make sense."

Seeing Ye Jie's frown, Xia Wei said in confusion: "Master, something has been wrong with you since just now. Is there anything else that I don't know?"

Ye Jie thought for a moment and said, "I have something to ask him."

The Hengshan thief curled his lips and had no intention of cooperating with Ye Jie. It seemed that no matter what Ye Jie asked, he only got silence.

"Jiang Xin, do you know who she is?"

Ye Jie took out the soul-calling flag in his arms and patted it with his hand, and a pale wandering spirit emerged from the flag.

"She..." The Hengshan bandit's eyes widened, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. He choked up in his throat, and then let out a breathless roar: "She is my wife! What on earth did you, this evil ghost, do? You brought my wife here to threaten me?"

After saying that, he tried to break free from the rope on his body, but he was unable to move due to the restraint of the soul-binding rope.

Ye Jie shook his head: "If I wanted to use her to threaten you, why would I wait until now?"

After being released from the soul-calling flag, Luo Bei's expression was stagnant. When she looked at the Hengshan Bandit, her eyes were filled with tears of longing for the reunion after a long separation. She clenched her teeth and dug her nails into her palms, as if questioning whether everything in front of her was right. reality.

Time seemed to have stopped. Finally, after getting the affirmative answer, she could no longer control her heart and rushed towards the Hengshan thief who was captured by the soul-detaining rope. The two hugged each other and cried.

Luo Bei cried: "I thought I would never see you again... Where is our child?"

The Hengshan bandit was silent for a long time and sighed: "I'm sorry that I failed to protect you and your child. Our child was killed by officers and soldiers. You must be very disappointed."

Luo Bei murmured: "It turns out that our child is dead... I have always been lucky and hoped that they would not end up like me. Unexpectedly... after seeing you, I finally let go of my worries. . What I hate are those dog officers and soldiers. They killed my young child, so how could they be disappointed in you?"

Unlike the two people who had tears in their eyes, Xia Wei crossed her arms with a bit of confusion on her brows. She didn't understand what happened, but she believed in her master and stood aside patiently.

Seeing this scene in his eyes, Ye Jie secretly sighed: "In this way, Nan Linghe's arrow did not lead me to find the baby, but led me to find the Hengshan thief, but Gui Chaba interfered with it. …”

Thinking of this, Ye Jie took a step forward and said to the two of them: "I still have some questions, I hope you can answer them truthfully."

Luo Bei wiped away his tears and said to the determined Hengshan Bandit: "Thanks to the help of this ghost along the way, I can see you again. If there is anything he wants to know, just tell him."

The Hengshan thief put down his guard: "I, Jiang Xin, have always valued love and justice. Since you have helped my wife, if you have anything to ask, just ask."

Seeing that he had changed his previous dissatisfaction, Ye Jie asked: "I read the book on the Heart-Destroying Palm. It said that the power of the technique will become stronger with the increase in the number of people killed. Why are you going around to plunder babies?" Do you want to practice that technique?”

The Hengshan thief glared at Ye Jie: "Do you think I need to rely on babies to practice Kung Fu? Since you have read that book, you should know that no matter who you kill, as long as you kill a person, the power of the Kung Fu will be improved in the same way. If I wanted to use babies to increase the power of the Heart-Destroying Palm, how could I allow them to live until now?"

Ye Jie nodded: "If that's the case, then why do you want to plunder babies?"

The Hengshan thief sighed deeply: "I wanted to save them, lest they be killed like my children... I protected those babies and escorted them all the way south, and finally arrived at the Jing River, only one step away. She could have saved those babies, but it was a pity that she destroyed them... As for now, those babies are probably dead. "

As he said that, the Hengshan robber glared at Xia Wei, and Xia Wei stared back not to be outdone: "What nonsense are you talking about? With your hands full of evil and blood, how could you possibly save people?"

Ye Jie waved his hand, signaling Xia Wei to stop first, and then asked Hengshan Bandit and Luo Bei: "Your children, what happened to them."

Hearing this, Luobei looked sad and covered his face with tears. The Hengshan Bandit also felt a little uncomfortable and sighed:

"Don't you know? Two months ago, the Lord in the sky made a prophecy that the Great Sage Qitian, the king of demons who once brought trouble to the three realms, will return to Nanzhan Buzhou in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, and will set off an unprecedented war in the future. The dynasty was so frightened that in order to eliminate future troubles, all the babies born in the three years before and after were executed, saying that each of them might be the reincarnation of the Great Sage."

"What..." Ye Jie was slightly startled, and looked at Xia Wei, both seeing the surprise in the other's eyes.

After a pause, the Hengshan thief continued: "My two children were just born, but they died in the hands of those officers and soldiers. My wife, who was eager to protect her children, was also beaten to death. So I vowed to kill all those who worked for me." Evil man! How come I am a heinous and evil person in your words when I act righteously to save a baby?

Xia Wei gritted her teeth tightly, and her eyes seemed to burst out with flames. She raised Mo Dao and asked: "The injustice has its owner, and the debt has its owner. My father and brother, as well as the innocent people in Xiajia Village, what's wrong with them? No." Also died in your hands?"

"Are you from Xiajia Village? All the babies in Xiajia Village were executed, but the people there were indifferent, as if nothing happened, and continued to live with peace of mind. I hate those who executed my children, but I hate those people even more You know this but are indifferent. If only one person was willing to stand up and stop this, my wife and children would not be like this. In the face of injustice, your silence is the greatest evil. If so, then let me die! If I kill them, aren’t I doing justice to God?”

The Hengshan thief roared loudly and looked ferocious, like an evil ghost rising from the depths of hell.

"You! It's simply unreasonable!"

Xia Wei shouted angrily, holding the handle of the knife tightly with both hands, as if she was going to rush forward and kill the soul of the Hengshan thief completely in the next moment.

The Hengshan thief shook his head and let out a cold snort: "You haven't experienced my pain, how can you understand my anger? It's useless to tell you! Even if you kill me now, it will only show my skill. I'm not as good as a human being. If God gives me another chance, I will kill more people!"

Seeing that Xia Wei was angered by the Hengshan bandit's words again, Ye Jie hurriedly stopped her and reminded: "Okay, if what Jiang Xin said is true...those babies, they may be in danger."

At Ye Jie's reminder, Xia Wei's expression changed slightly: "Oh no, it's not just those babies, but Aunt Wang..."

The sudden panic made Xia Wei's heart tremble. She didn't want to believe what the Hengshan thief said, but there were various signs, whether it was the practice secrets of the heart-destroying devil's palm, the pale wandering soul released by the master, or the child waiting for the birth of her child outside Aunt Wang's house. The spearmen all seemed to confirm to her that what the Hengshan thief said was true.

Xia Wei didn't dare to wait any longer and hurriedly said to Ye Jie: "Master, I'll go back to Qingshi Town first."

"Go ahead, I'll follow you later." Ye Jie also noticed Xia Wei's anxiety and nodded in agreement.

Xia Wei got on her horse and galloped towards Qingshi Town like an arrow off the string.